Nakon 12 mjeseci provedbe, još jedan EU projekt Grada Koprivnice bliži se kraju. Riječ je o projektu TOUR PACK kojem je cilj kreiranje i promocija zajedničkih turističkih paketa prekogranične regije Mađarske i Hrvatske temeljem regionalnih, kulturnih i povijesnih karakteristika prekogranične regije te jačanje bolje tržišne pozicije u turizmu.

U ponedjeljak, 15. veljače 2016. u mađarskom mjestu Csokonyavisonta održana je završna konferencija projekta gdje su predstavljeni ostvareni rezultati te planovi za buduću suradnju. Ujedno je predstavljen i INTERREG V-A Program prekogranične suradnje Mađarska – Hrvatska čiji natječaj se uskoro očekuje, a omogućit će financiranje novih projekata u nadolazećem razdoblju te sve do 2020. godine.

Projekt je rezultirao izradom prekograničnih turističkih paketa koji obuhvaćaju razne manifestacije, kulturna i prirodna dobra kao i turističke proizvode i usluge lokalnih poduzetnika koji djeluju u području turizma. Više podataka o projektu dostupno je na trojezičnoj stranici www.tourpack.eu za čiju izradu je odgovoran nositelj projekta, Poduzetnički centar županije Somogy u Mađarskoj.

Dio projekta TOUR-PACK bio je i program START UP KOPRIVNICA kojim je osigurana sveobuhvatna promocija poduzetništva u području turizma i edukacija postojećih dionika u turizmu o mogućnostima unaprjeđenja njihova poslovanja. Tijekom devetomjesečnog programa, održano je ukupno šest  radionica i tri konferencije s vrlo bogatim i zanimljivim sadržajem koji je izazvao velik interes javnosti, a posebice mladih koji razmišljaju o pokretanju vlastitog posla.

Uz nositelja projekta, Poduzetnički centar županije Somogy, projektni partneri VIDRA – Razvojna agencija Virovitičko-podravske županije, Grad Koprivnica i Grad Barcs stvorili su temelj za daljnju sustavnu promociju turističkih resursa prekograničnog područja uz rijeku Dravu.

Projekt se provodi u periodu od 1.3.2015. do 29.2.2016., ukupna vrijednost mu je 180.233,35EUR, a odobren je unutar trećeg poziva Programa prekogranične suradnje Mađarska – Hrvatska sufinanciranog sredstvima Europske unije.

 After 12 months of implementation, another EU project of Koprivnica is about to be completed. The TOUR PACK project aims to create and promote joint tourism packages in cross-border region of Hungary and Croatia on the basis of regional, cultural and historical characteristics of the cross-border region, as well as to strengthen the region’s market position in tourism.

The closing conference of the project was held on Monday, 15^th February 2016 in the Hungarian village of Csokonyavisonta where the results and plans for future cooperation were presented. At the same time, the INTERREG V-A Hungary–Croatia Cross-border Co-operation Programme was also presented. This new call for proposals is expected soon, and it will enable the financing of new projects in the coming period that lasts until 2020.

The project has resulted in the development of cross-border tourism packages that include various manifestations, cultural and natural goods, as well as products and services of local tourism businesses. More details about the project are available on the trilingual website www.tourpack.eu, whose production was responsibility of the Lead Beneficiary, Centre for Entrepreneurship of Somogy County in Hungary.

The START UP Koprivnica programme was also a part of the TOUR-PACK project. It provided a wide promotion of tourism entrepreneurship and education of existing stakeholders in the tourism industry about the possibilities of improving their business activities. During the nine-month programme a total of six workshops and three conferences were held. Very rich and interesting content attracted the attention of general public and especially of those young people who are considering starting their own businesses.

In addition to the Lead Beneficiary, Centre for Entrepreneurship of Somogy County, the project partners VIDRA – Regional Development Agency of the Virovitica-Podravina County, City of Koprivnica and local municipality of Barcs have created a basis for further systematic promotion of tourism resources of cross-border area along the Drava River.

The project is implemented in the period from 1^st March 2015 to 29^th February 2016. Total value of the project amounts to 180.233,35 EUR and it was approved within the Third Call for Proposals of the Hungary-Croatia CBC Programme which is co-financed by the European Union.